zben.umcp-cs%udel-relay@sri-unix.UUCP (06/30/83)
From: Ben Cranston <zben.umcp-cs@udel-relay> For some years now I have been using passwords that have the form of familiar (and rememberable) words with crucial letters doubled. For example, for years my password on the Univac 1100 was "AGGNEW" and my standard low-security password was "NIXXON"... This last from analogy with EXXON and a certain cartoon in the National Lampoon... Ben Cranston, Univ of Maryland Computer Science Center
zben.umcp-cs%udel-relay@sri-unix.UUCP (06/30/83)
From: Ben Cranston <zben.umcp-cs@udel-relay> In last message "NIXXON" was standard low-security WRITE KEY, not password. Power to cloud my own mind...
dr@duke.UUCP (07/06/83)
I've noticed that all characters past the first eight are ignored when entering your password. This means that if you have an eight character or longer password, you can type extraneous information on the password line after entering your password. If you notice someone looking over your shoulder when you enter your password, you can enter extra junk. This is sure to confuse any overly curious observer. Dietolf Ramm duke!dr
edhall%rand-unix@sri-unix.UUCP (07/19/83)
Adding nonsense characters mixed with backspaces can also add to an observer's confusion. But the best insurance is to have a password which can be typed quickly, and in which the characters typed make little sense to an observer (i.e. not `word-like'). -Ed